Milk-bottle holder



Feb. 26, 1929. 1,703,445

v T. HARDING MILK BOTTLE HOLDER Filed March 24, 1923 Y ATTORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 26, 1929.

nnirsn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMASHARDING, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO J, L. SOMMER MANUFAC-TURING 00., A CORPQRATIONOF NEW JERSEY.

MILK-BOTTLE HOLDER.

Application filed March 24, 1923. Serial No. 627,508.

This invention relates in general to article holders or supports ofthe'type comprising spring clip adapted to be fixedly secured to avertical support, and more particularly to a holder of this characterfor milk bottles.

'llhc primary object of the invention is to provide a simple device ofthe character described formed of a single piece of heavy wire or metalrod which can be fastened to a sugport vith fastening members such asscrews,

ails, etc, so that the holder cannot work loose or its holding qualitiesbecome impaired by continued use.

Further objects are to provide such an article holder comprising asingle piece of resilient heavy wire or metal rod formed with asubstantially circular or looped base having a middle portion flattenedin the plane thereof with one face of the flattened portionsubstantially flush or continuous with one face of said base to form aflat surface of extended area for engaging a support, said flat tenedportion being provided with a transverse opening at each side of thebase to receive a fastening member; to provide arms which havesubstantially parallel portions projecting outward from the extremitiesof free end portions of the base with oppositely bowed portions at theextremities of said substantially parallel portions to receive anarticle between them ;to thus secure very effective and lastingresiliency in said arms; to provide a holder of the character describedwhich shall be inexpensive and yet strong and durablc, and to obtainother results and advantages as may be brought out by the followingdescription.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in which like numerals ofreference indicate the same parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a milk bottle holder constructed inaccordance with my invention Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof, and

Figure 3 is a top plan view.

The holder constructed in accordance with my invention comprises asingle piece of resilient heavy wire or metal rod substantially circularin cross-section bent to form asubstantially circular or loop-shapedbase in substantially a single plane and arms bent at substantiallyright angles to the plane of said base and shaped as at 2 to conform toan article to be supported, in the presentinstance a milk bottle. Themiddle part of said base is but preferably is so arranged that theflattened from one face thereof, as indicated at 3, in any suitablemanner as by means of press,said flattened portion being substantiallyparallel to the plane of the base and the face thereof opposite theextremities of the arms 2 being substantia ly flush and continuous withthe surface of the unflattened portions 1 of the base, 'as indicated at4. The face of the base'A opposite the extremities of the arms is thussubstantially flat for an extended area, as indicated at 5, to solidlyengage a support to which the holderis to be secured. The flattenedportion 3 also admits of openings 6 being formed in the base oppositeeach other to receive screws 7 or similar fastening mem-- bers forsecuring the holder to a. support. Also, the flattened portion 3 permitsthe stamping of advertising matter thereon.

The unflattened end portions 1 of the base are free and the arms havesubstantially parallel portions 8, 8 bent sharply outward from said freeend portions, the oppositely curved bottle-engaging portions 3 of thearms being at the ends of said substantially parallel portions 8, 8.Thus, when the holding arms are spread the free end portions 1 of thebase also bend or raise slightly away from the surface to which the baseis secured, thus securing an action which results in a very flexibleresiliency and one which at the same time is very durable. That is tosay, the holding arms grip the article securely and firmly, and yet theydo not become permanently bent apart by repeated use so as to impairtheir holding qualities. The device is therefore very durable and at thesame time it is very simply made. The flattened portion 3 of the basevery effectively resists any tendency of the base to tilt upon the lineof its fastening screws due to the insertion and removal of articlesbetween the holding arms. 7

The construction of the holder also enables the arms to be spread apartor to ced together before the holder is secured to a support in order toadapt it to receive articles of different sizes, without in any wayimpairing the fixed and secure attachment of the holder to a support,and when the holder is secured to a support the screws 7 prevent unduespreading of the arms. The holder may be secured to a supportin anydesired position,

tremities 2 of the arms are lowermost so tl there is less tendency ofthe weight of the article to bend the arms relatively to the base A.

Having thus what I claim is:

1. A milk bottle holder composed of a single piece of resilient wirewith its middle portion forming a substantially circular attaching baseand its end portions projecting from a marginal point of said base andforming oppositely bowed gripping arms lying in a plane at substantiallya right angle to said base, said base being of a diameter enough greaterthan the distance between the arms adjacent said base to stably supportthem and having substantially at opposite ends 01 a diameter parallel tothe plane of the gripping arms separate means for fastening said baseflatwise against a wall the ar cuate portions of the base between saidfastening means and the gripping arms extending from said diameter tothe plane of the described the invention arms and exerting both flexingand torsional resistance against spreading of the arms.

2. A milk bottle holder composed of a single piece of resilient wirewith its middle portion forming a substantially circular attaching baseand its end portions projecting from a marginal point of said base andformoppositely bowed gripping arms lying 1n a plane at substantially aright angle to said base, said base being of a diameter enough greaterthan the distance between the arms adjacent said base to stablysupportthem and having substantially at opposite ends of a diameterparallel to the plane of the gripping arms means for fastening said baseflatwise against a wall so as to leave its portion between saidfastening means and the gripping arms free, the portion oi the base onthe opposite side of said diameter being flattened in the plane of thebase.

THOMAS HARDING.

